Valid Names Results
Heliococcus deserticola Miller, 1974 (Pseudococcidae: Heliococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Heliococcus deserticola Miller 1974: 183. Type data: U.S.A.: Nevada, Lincoln County, near Alamo, on Ambrosia dumosa. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 5
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia dumosa | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Ambrosia ilicifolia | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Baccharis | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Encelia frutescens | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Viguiera stenoloba | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Polygonaceae
- Eriogonum foliosum | BenDov1994 Miller1974
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | Miller1974 WilliaGr1992
- United States
- Arizona | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- California | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Nevada | BenDov1994 Miller1974
- Texas | BenDov1994 Miller1974
Keys
- Miller1974: pp.180 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Miller (1974) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992). Reliable description and illustration of immature stages given by Miller (1974).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 179
- Miller1974: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 183-190
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 192, 193
